Judge Sonia Sotomayor in U.S. Newspapers

To follow coverage of Judge Sonia Sotomayor as it appears in U.S. newspapers and U.S. newswires, search Lexis-Nexis Academic database by clicking on the above hyperlink.

Resources on Darfur & the Sudan

In light of tonight’s program “They are Speaking: Will You Listen?” (7:00pm, Octagon, Mahoney Library), we compiled a few sources on the crisis.
Darfur is in worse shape than four years ago, Ban says
Deutsche Presse-Agentur, April 4, 2008 Friday 5:28 PM EST, POLITICS, 310 words
US urges UN to get 3,600 new troops into Darfur by June to improve security
The [...]

Free Database Access for National Library Week

In honor of National Library Week (April 13-19), a few library content vendors are providing free access or open trials to their database products during the week.
Gale will be offering access to Academic OneFile, Gale Virtual Reference Library (online reference books), Literature Criticism Online, Nursing Resource Center, Small Business Resource Center, and several others: http://www.accessmylibrary.com/libraryweek/?grid=05308.
Greenwood will be [...]

Doris Lessing display in library for April

A prolific and socially-conscious writer, Doris Lessing grew up in the Middle East and Africa. She was exiled from South Africa and spent most of her adult life in Britain. In 2007 she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Several of her books are currently on display in the library lobby.

To learn more about [...]

NYTimes: Persevering for a Saint of Their Own

This article appeared in Sunday’s (3/23/08) New York Times. It details efforts made by the Sisters of Charity to make the case for canonization for Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovich, a Sister of Charity and CSE graduate. Click the link below to read more about Sister Miriam Teresa’s story.
Persevering for a Saint of Their Own
More information can be found in [...]

CQ Researcher: Women in Politics

Does gender bias hurt female candidates? This week’s CQ Researcher offers an in-depth report on this very question.
“The number of women holding political office in the United States has grown substantially over the past two decades. But even with a record number of 86 women in Congress today, men still outnumber women by more than [...]

CQ Researcher Report: Gender Pay Gap

Each week the CQ Researcher addresses a different topic of current interest. This week’s CQ Researcher report asks the question: Are women paid fairly in the workplace? 

“More than four decades after Congress passed landmark anti-discrimination legislation – including the Equal Pay Act of 1963 – a debate continues to rage over whether women are paid fairly [...]